The color purple / Warner Bros. presents a Steven Spielberg film ; produced by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Quincy Jones ; screenplay by Menno Meyjes ; directed by Steven Spielberg.

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The heart-wrenching story of a young black girl in the early 20th century who's forced into a brutal marriage and separated from her sister.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Color purple (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Spielberg, Steven, 1946- (Director)
Kennedy, Kathleen, 1954-
Marshall, Frank
Jones, Quincy, 1933-
Meyjes, Menno (Screenwriter)
Glover, Danny (Actor)
Caesar, Adolph, 1933-1986 (Actor)
Avery, Margaret (Actor)
Chong, Rae Dawn (Actor)
Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955- (Actor)
Winfrey, Oprah
Daviau, Allen
Riva, J. Michael
Kahn, Michael, 1935-
Walker, Alice, 1944-
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
English and dubbed French versions ; optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish ; English closed captions.
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2003], ©2003.
Edition:Two-disc special edition.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Walker, Alice, > 1944- > Color purple > Film adaptations.
African American women > Drama.
Forced marriage > Drama.
Incest > Drama.
Domestic abuse > Drama.
Sisters > Drama.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (154 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD

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